Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Welcome to the NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms, which contains more than 4,000 terms related to cancer and medicine. Type the word or phrase you are looking for in the Search box and click "Go". If you are not sure of the spelling, type in a few [... more]
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Comprehensive Cancer Information - National Cancer Institute
Accurate, up-to-date, comprehensive cancer information from the U.S. government's principal agency for cancer research. A to Z List of Cancers Cancers by Body Location/System Latin American Cancer Program NCI Funded Research Portfolio Colon and ... [... more]
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Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Q & A - National Cancer Institute
Sarcomas are malignant (cancerous) tumors that develop in tissues which connect, support, or surround other structures and organs of the body. Muscles, tendons (bands of fiber that connect muscles to bones), fibrous tissues, fat, blood vessels, ... [... more]
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Immunohistochemical analysis:
Synovial sarcoma is a type of soft tissue sarcoma. Soft tissue sarcomas are cancers of the muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, or other supporting tissue of the body, including synovial tissue. Synovial tissue lines the cavities of ... [... more]
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SEER Stat Fact Sheets - Cancer of the Soft Tissue ...
It is estimated that 10,390 men and women (5,720 men and 4,670 women) will be diagnosed with and 3,680 men and women will die of cancer of the soft tissue including heart in 20081X Close The age-adjusted incidence rate was 3.1 per 100,000 men and ... [... more]
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General Information About Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Adult soft tissue sarcoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the soft tissues of the body. Possible signs of adult soft tissue sarcoma include a lump or swelling in soft tissue of the body. The soft tissues of the body include ... [... more]
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Centros Oncológicos
El Programa de Centros Oncológicos del Instituto Nacional del Cáncer apoya a instituciones superiores de investigación y académicas de todo Estados Unidos para sostener programas interdisciplinarios, coordinados, extensos, de [... more]
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Sarcoma de tejido blando en adultos: Tratamiento (PDQ®)
El tener ciertos trastornos hereditarios puede influir en el riesgo de contraer sarcoma de tejido blando en adultos. Los signos posibles de sarcoma de tejido blando en adultos incluyen la aparición de un nódulo o hinchazÃ& [... more]
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Heat Therapy Makes High-Risk Soft Tissue Sarcomas More ...
Soft tissue sarcoma, regional hyperthermia therapy. (Definitions of many terms related to cancer can be found in the Cancer.gov Dictionary.) Patients with high-risk soft tissue sarcomas whose tumors were treated with a kind of localized heat ... [... more]
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NCI Researchers Identify Novel Mechanism for Spread of ...
To metastasize, cancer cells must escape the original tumor, enter and exit the bloodstream or lymphatic system, and successfully colonize a new target organ or tissue. These steps require the activation and/or deactivation of numerous genes that ... [... more]
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General Information About Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma
Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in muscle tissue. Certain genetic conditions increase the risk of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma. A possible sign of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma is a lump or swelling that ... [... more]
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Información general sobre el rabdomiosarcoma infantil
Un signo que puede indicar el rabdomiosarcoma infantil es una masa o hinchazón que crece cada vez más. Para detectar (encontrar) y diagnosticar el rabdomiosarcoma infantil, se utilizan pruebas que examinan el área [... more]
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